Aaron Williamson
Founding Attorney at Williamson Legal
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Williamson is a founding attorney and longtime counsel to technology organizations who blends 16 years of legal and technical experience advising on software licensing, open source compliance, technology transactions, and nonprofit governance. He has served as general counsel for FINOS and advised open source foundations and technologists worldwide, bringing courtroom experience in computer crime and financial fraud defenses to preventive corporate counsel. With a background in computer science and hands-on full‑stack contributions to projects like the Sahana Eden humanitarian platform, he pairs practical software development insight with deep legal expertise. Based in Saint Petersburg, Florida, he helps organizations translate complex IP, tax‑exempt, and compliance issues into workable policies and processes. An uncommon asset is his track record of producing public open‑source compliance resources and governance frameworks that operationalize FOSS adoption across large institutions.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Juris Doctor, Law, Juris Doctor, Law at New York University School of LawB.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at Taylor UniversityHeritage Christian School
Github Skills (12)
css10
ui-customization10
javascript10
template-tags10
web-development10
front-end-development10
jquery10
customisation10
customizing10
python9
back-end-development9
html8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
sahana/eden
Dec 2012 - Mar 2013
Sahana Eden is an Open Source Humanitarian Platform which can be used to provide solutions for Disaster Management, Development, and Environmental Management sectors.. Please sign CLA when submitting pull requests: http://bit.ly/SSF-eCLA
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 3 months
Contributions summary:Aaron implemented a priority list widget, incorporating JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS for front-end interaction and styling. They also modified the Python code in `modules/s3/s3widgets.py` to integrate the widget and integrate it with the Sahana Eden platform. Furthermore, the user customized the SandyRelief template, including the main menu and project forms. They also modified the configuration files to incorporate these changes, demonstrating proficiency in full-stack development.
http-requestspythonsectorsssfdisaster
finos/osr-checklists
Oct 2019 - Sep 2021
Checklists for key components and processes of open source programs
Contributions:15 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 1 year 11 months
programschecklists
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